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Deborah Coonts | |
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Born | Deborah Buell Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Education |
Hockaday preparatory school Southern Methodist University ( BBA, JD) University of Texas at Austin ( MA) New York University ( LLM) |
Period | 1999 – present |
Genre | Romantic mystery Humorous fiction |
Notable works | Wanna Get Lucky? Lucky Bastard |
Notable awards | RITA award double finalist |
Spouse | Stephen Coonts (divorced) |
Website | |
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Deborah Coonts (born Deborah Buell) is an American novelist and lawyer best known for her Lucky O'Toole Las Vegas Adventures series of romantic, humorous mystery novels. [1]
Coonts grew up in Dallas, Texas, where she attended the Hockaday preparatory school. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business, and received a Master's degree in small business finance from the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business, a Master of Laws in taxation from New York University School of Law, and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law. [2]
Coonts was admitted to the Texas Bar Association in 1989 [3] and practiced tax law in Colorado after being admitted to its bar in 1990. [4]
While still practicing law, she wrote for Aviation for Women magazine from 1999 to 2005. [5]
Her first book, Wanna Get Lucky?, was included in The New York Times "Notable Crime Books of 2010" [6] and was a double finalist for the Romance Writers of America's 2011 RITA award in the categories of "Best First Book" and "Novel With Strong Romantic Elements." [7] Lucky Bastard, fourth in the Lucky O'Toole series, was released by Forge Books in May 2013 [4] and was a Denver Post bestseller in June 2013. [8]
An essay by Coonts was included in the anthology Fade, Sag, Crumble: Ten Las Vegas Writers Confront Decay, published by CityLife Books in 2011. [9]
In a 2012 interview with The Big Thrill magazine, Coonts said her debut series is based in Las Vegas because "the whole world wanders through Vegas. The stories are endless." [10]
Coonts is a licensed commercial pilot and instrument rated flight instructor in single-engine land and sea planes. She lives in Las Vegas and has one son. [11] She was married to novelist Stephen Coonts. [12]
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Deborah Coonts | |
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Born | Deborah Buell Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Education |
Hockaday preparatory school Southern Methodist University ( BBA, JD) University of Texas at Austin ( MA) New York University ( LLM) |
Period | 1999 – present |
Genre | Romantic mystery Humorous fiction |
Notable works | Wanna Get Lucky? Lucky Bastard |
Notable awards | RITA award double finalist |
Spouse | Stephen Coonts (divorced) |
Website | |
www |
Deborah Coonts (born Deborah Buell) is an American novelist and lawyer best known for her Lucky O'Toole Las Vegas Adventures series of romantic, humorous mystery novels. [1]
Coonts grew up in Dallas, Texas, where she attended the Hockaday preparatory school. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business, and received a Master's degree in small business finance from the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business, a Master of Laws in taxation from New York University School of Law, and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law. [2]
Coonts was admitted to the Texas Bar Association in 1989 [3] and practiced tax law in Colorado after being admitted to its bar in 1990. [4]
While still practicing law, she wrote for Aviation for Women magazine from 1999 to 2005. [5]
Her first book, Wanna Get Lucky?, was included in The New York Times "Notable Crime Books of 2010" [6] and was a double finalist for the Romance Writers of America's 2011 RITA award in the categories of "Best First Book" and "Novel With Strong Romantic Elements." [7] Lucky Bastard, fourth in the Lucky O'Toole series, was released by Forge Books in May 2013 [4] and was a Denver Post bestseller in June 2013. [8]
An essay by Coonts was included in the anthology Fade, Sag, Crumble: Ten Las Vegas Writers Confront Decay, published by CityLife Books in 2011. [9]
In a 2012 interview with The Big Thrill magazine, Coonts said her debut series is based in Las Vegas because "the whole world wanders through Vegas. The stories are endless." [10]
Coonts is a licensed commercial pilot and instrument rated flight instructor in single-engine land and sea planes. She lives in Las Vegas and has one son. [11] She was married to novelist Stephen Coonts. [12]